Timed maternal melatonin treatment reverses circadian disruption of the fetal adrenal clock imposed by exposure to constant light.

Timed maternal melatonin treatment reverses circadian disruption of the fetal adrenal clock imposed by exposure to constant light.

Surprisingly, in our modern 24/7 society, there is scant information on the impact of developmental chronodisruption like the one experienced by shift worker pregnant women on fetal and postnatal physiology. There are important differences between the maternal and fetal circadian systems; for instan...

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Main Authors: Natalia Mendez, Lorena Abarzua-Catalan, Nelson Vilches, Hugo A Galdames, Carlos Spichiger, Hans G Richter, Guillermo J Valenzuela, Maria Seron-Ferre, Claudia Torres-Farfan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3418288?pdf=render

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